Archive for the ‘Unsung Heroes’ Category

Manjunath was just like you and me. He was a son, a brother and a professional like anyone around us. He was a popular student, noted for his passion for music, sincerity and integrity. Read the rest of this entry »

We live in an age in which we can barely think or act about anything that doesn’t concern us or our own. And we seem to be heading into an age, if we are not in it already, that salutes and celebrates this kind of “gated” individualism and insularity.

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M.S. Balasubramania, popularly known as Snake Shyam, is a snake enthusiast,wildlife conservationist and lecturer in Mysore,India.Though not a trained herpetologist,he is known throughout the Mysore region as a “naturalist on wheels”.Shyam rescues and rehabilitates snakes and educates the public about them.He is also sometimes consulted by local hospitals to identify a species of snake prior to treating a snakebite victim.

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This face may be unfamiliar, but the ideals and patriotism stand out in the murals and slogans on 14th Main, Kukkarahalli. N. Nanjundaswamy may just be another name, but the nickname Badal is referred to with some of the biggest names. A Bachelor in Fine Arts and a Gold medalist from CAVA (Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts), Badal is currently employed with O & M advertising agency in Bangalore, a legend in the field of advertising.

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If there is an Oscar for life-time achievement of an actor in real life, it should have gone to Selar Shaik Sabu. His was a rag-to-riches story, of a mahout boy from Mysore who made it to Hollywood in the 30s. The Sabu story has the potential for a film that deserves to be made with Hollywood collaboration. Sabu, brought up in poverty in Mysore, and discovered by a British film maker, made his million in California.

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